TOKYO, April 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) is seeking to buy a total of 121,485 metric tons of food-quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia in a regular tender that will close late on Thursday.
Japan, the world's sixth-biggest wheat importer, keeps a tight grip on imports of the country's second most important staple after rice and buys the majority of the grain for milling via tenders typically issued three times a month. Details are as follows (in metric tons):
COUNTRY TYPE QUANTITY U.S. Hard Red Winter(Semi Hard) 27,470 * Canada Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct) 33,700 * Canada Western Red Spring(protein minimum 13.5 pct) 25,225 * Australia Standard White(West Australia) 35,090 ** Shipments: *Loading between June 21 and June 30**Loading between July 1 and July 31 Source: MAFF
